to hiss It’s a language with many hissing sounds. zischen steam iron Steam irons are much more handy than regular ones. Dampfbügeleisen to mumble He mumbled something and disappeared into the crowd. nuscheln, murmeln to clutch onto I clutched onto my seat as the plane took off. umklammert halten burglar bars They had extra thick burglar bars. Gitterstäbe vicious !*vISEs? Poisonous snakes aren’t vicious, they just want to survive. teuflisch, bösartig Familiarity breeds contempt. Zu viel Vertraulichkeit schadet. to be worked up What happened? What are you so worked up about? aufgeregt, verärgert sein What you sow you shall reap. Man erntet, was man sät. to glare at sb. I glared at our cat angrily. jmdn. wütend ansehen black kohl To my mind, she always puts on too much black kohl. schwarzer Kajalstift canopy !*kxnEpI? As soon as spring comes, we sit under our canopy. Überdachung, Vordach pavement Make sure you keep the dog on the pavement! Gehsteig to scrape sth. Mum always uses a special stone to scrape her feet soft. etw. (ab)kratzen, (ab)schaben sole My shoes have rubber soles. Sohle thorn Watch out, that bush has long thorns! Dorn driveway A driveway leads you to the house. Einfahrt, Zufahrt lawn mower My lawn mower has broken down. May I borrow yours? Rasenmäher to hum The concert really got the crowd humming. surren, summen suburb !*s0b3"b? I live in one of Vienna’s suburbs. Vorort barrier barrier = limit, border, boundary Barriere washing line Washing lines come in all kinds of lengths and colours. Wäscheleine vest You’ll find your life vest under your seat. Weste estate agent Selling your house through an estate agent is easier. Immobilienmakler/in slops (SAE, coll.) I can’t find my slops. Maybe I left them by the pool again. Flip-Flops to bellow I know that your team won, but stop bellowing right now! grölen a hoarse rattle !E hC"s *rxtl? I couldn’t speak. A hoarse rattle was all that I managed. ein heiseres Röcheln laryngitis !+lxrIn*dZaItIs? Laryngitis is an inflammation of the voice box (= larynx). Kehlkopfentzündung to cup sth. Her hands cupped the candle to protect it from the wind. etw. umschließen a bunch of keys A bunch of keys was found in the men’s restroom. Schlüsselbund to let go of I love her so much; I cannot let go of her. loslassen to cling on to sb./sth. We all cling on to life. sich an jmdn./etw. klammern profound His general knowledge is profound. zutiefst, tief overwhelmed I am overwhelmed with joy. überwältigt to be cross So now you know why I’m cross. verärgert to hug We hugged for a long time before she got on the train. umarmen tearstained Any idea what’s wrong with Sue? She looks tearstained. verweint cute That dog is so cute. süß, niedlich breathy rattle Her laugh is a breathy rattle. keuchendes Rasseln to smudge Mum’s lipstick is smudged. verwischen teasingly My sister held the piece of cake under my nose teasingly. neckend to drip from Tears dripped from her eyes. hinuntertropfen 5 to be traumatised Children are often traumatised by their parents’ divorce. traumatisiert sein to force oneself to do sth. After his heart attack he forced himself to lose weight. sich zwingen etw. zu tun to work through sth. It took her years to work through the loss of her husband. etw. verarbeiten 8 narrative point of view Standard narrative points of view are first person, third person or omniscient. Erzählperspektive Check-out merit His merit is the reunification of the country. Verdienst 1 provided Dogs are permitted provided that they are house-trained. vorausgesetzt to articulate She didn’t dare to articulate any criticism. artikulieren 3 to release from Three political prisoners were released from detention. freilassen aus momentum A large part of the political momentum comes from the oppressed themselves. Dynamik, Schwung catalyst Mandela functioned as a catalyst. Katalysator economic There are economic reasons for closing the factory. wirtschaftlich embargo Embargoes that were imposed on South Africa helped to end Apartheid. Handelssperre 195 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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